Georgia State Route 166

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State Route 166 marker

State Route 166

Map
SR 166; mainline in red, connector in blue
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length63.4 mi[1] (102.0 km)
Existed1940[2][3]–present
Major junctions
West end SR 46 at the Alabama state line west of Bowdon
Major intersections
East endLakewood Avenue in southeast Atlanta
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesCarroll, Douglas, Fulton
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
  • Georgia State Highway System
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SR 415

State Route 166 (SR 166) is a

state highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It connects the Alabama state line with the city of Atlanta. The highway travels through Carrollton, McWhorter, and East Point. Except for the Carrollton and East Point/Atlanta areas, the highway is fairly rural. In Atlanta, it has a limited-access freeway portion
that is known as the Arthur B. Langford Jr. Parkway (formerly named the Lakewood Freeway).

SR 166 was originally the Georgia segment of

US 78 Alt.
The Lakewood Freeway portion of this highway was, at one time, slated to become designated as Interstate 420 (I-420), but that project was cancelled.

Route description

SR 166 in Douglas County

Carroll County

SR 166 begins at the

SR 166 Conn. (Northside Drive). At this intersection, SR 166 turns to the right, traveling northeast on Bankhead Highway. At an intersection with the southern terminus of SR 61 (Carrollton-Villa Rica Highway), SR 166/Bankhead Highway turn right and resume their eastward trek. They weave through rural portions of the county. At the Douglas county line, the Bankhead Highway name ends and the J. Ebb Duncan Memorial Highway name begins.[1]

Douglas County

SR 166 continues winding its way through mainly farmland and rural areas on its way to

traffic circle. A short distance after crossing over the Dog River, the highway begins paralleling the western shore of the Chattahoochee River. It travels through mostly wooded land on its way to an intersection with SR 70/SR 92/SR 154 (Campbellton-Fairburn Road). The four-highway concurrency travels to the north-northeast, bypassing the Boundary Waters Aquatic Center. The highways reach an intersection with Fairburn Road, where SR 92 departs to the north. At this same intersection, SR 70/SR 154/SR 166 turn right and travel to the southeast. They curve to the east-southeast and cross over the Chattahoochee River into southern Fulton County on the Dick Lane Bridge.[1]

Fulton County

SR 70/SR 154/SR 166 continue to the east-southeast for about 1 mile (1.6 km), where SR 70 departs the concurrency by turning left onto Fulton Industrial Boulevard SW. SR 154/SR 166 curve to the northeast and gradually travel in more of an eastern direction and enter Sandtown. Here, they intersect SR 6 (Camp Creek Parkway). Just over 0.5 miles (0.80 km) later, they pass Sandtown Middle School and Asa Philip Elementary School. After the schools is an entrance to Sandtown Park. The highways curve to the southeast and leave the city limits of Sandtown and enter those of Atlanta. They pass Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy and just north of Ben Hill Park. Less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) later, the Arthur B. Langford Jr. Parkway designation begins, and then they have an interchange with Interstate 285 (I-285; Atlanta Bypass). Almost immediately, SR 154/SR 166 pass the Greenbriar Mall and have an interchange with Greenbriar Parkway. Just over 2 miles (3.2 km) later, along the Atlanta-East Point city line, they have an interchange with DeLowe Drive and Stanton Road. The highways enter East Point proper and have an interchange with US 29/SR 14/SR 139 (although the last two are not signed on the exit signs. At this interchange, SR 154 departs the concurrency to the north. SR 166 re-enters Atlanta and has an interchange with Sylvan Road and Cleveland Avenue. About 0.5 miles (0.80 km) later is an interchange with Perkerson Road, which leads to US 19/US 41/SR 3 (Metropolitan Parkway). SR 3 is not signed on the exit sign. Almost immediately is an interchange with I-75/I-85 (Downtown Connector). Approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) later, SR 166 and the Langford Parkway meet their eastern terminus, and interchange with Lakewood Avenue SW.[1]

History

1920s and 1930s

The road that would eventually become SR 166 was established in 1920 as part of

US 78S being designated from Heflin, Alabama to just northeast of Carrollton, via Bowdon and Carrollton, on the southern branch of SR 8.[7]

By 1932, US 78S/SR 8 were paved from Carrollton to just northeast of town.

US 78 Alt.[12][13] In early 1936, US 78S/SR 8 were paved from Bowdon to Carrollton.[14][15] In August 1938, SR 41 was designated along the current path of SR 70 on the east side of the Chattahoochee River.[16][17]

1940s to 1960s

At the end of 1940, SR 166 was designated from Carrollton to the SR 92 intersection northwest of

SR 8 Alternate. Also, SR 166 was paved from the northern SR 92 intersection to the Chattahoochee River.[22][23]

In either 1952 or 1953, US 78 Alt. was decommissioned.[24][25] By the middle of 1954, an extension of SR 74 was designated along SR 154/SR 166 west of Atlanta.[25][26] By the middle of 1955, SR 8 Alternate was redesignated as SR 166 from the Alabama state line to northeast of Carrollton. Also, SR 166 was paved from northeast of Carrollton to McWhorter.[26][27]

By the middle of 1960, all of the then-current length of SR 166 was paved.

SR 42 Spur) to end at a proposed piece of SR 400.[34][35]

1970s to 2010s

By the beginning of 1978, the proposed extension (and possibly the rest of the limited-access portion) was proposed to be designated as I-420. Also, the proposed eastern terminus was extended to I-20 between its crossing of Sugar Creek and its interchange with Gresham Road. Along the way, the proposed interchange with SR 400 was changed to one with the northern terminus of I-675.[36][37] In 1985, the proposed northern part of I-675 and the I-420 proposal were both removed from the GDOT maps. Also, the yearly map reverted the eastern terminus back to I-75/I-85.[38][39] In 1992, SR 154 was rerouted on a concurrency with SR 166, from just west of the Chattahoochee River to the interchange with US 29, as it does today.[40][41] In 2007, SR 70 was partially rerouted from the east side of the Chattahoochee River to follow the SR 92/SR 154/SR 166 concurrency on the west side of the river and cross back over west of Atlanta.[42][43] It wasn't until the 2015-2016 edition of GDOT's state map that the section from I-75/I-85 to Lakewood Avenue was returned to the map.[44][45]

Miscellaneous notes

SR 166 was originally supposed to extend (as I-420) from I-20 near Douglasville in the west to the DeKalb County seat of Decatur in the east.[citation needed] The eastern portion of this was fought bitterly by residents in court, and was eventually cancelled, along with a number of other interstate highways in Atlanta.[citation needed]

In 1995, the Georgia Senate moved to rename the then-Lakewood Freeway to the

GDOT
has widened SR 166 between Greenbriar Parkway and Perkerson Road.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CleburneRanburne0.00.0
 SR 46 west (Main Street) – Heflin		Western terminus at the Alabama state line
CarrollBowdon3.86.1 SR 100 (Wedowee Street / North Carroll Street) – Franklin, Tallapoosa
SR 1 (Martha Berry Highway) / US 27 Alt. begins / SR 16 west – LaGrange
Western end of US 27 Alt./SR 16 concurrency; northern terminus of US 27 Alt.; Wayne Shackelford Interchange
17.027.4

 US 27 Alt. south / SR 16 east (Newnan Road) – Whitesburg, West Georgia Technical College		Eastern end of US 27 Alt./SR 16 concurrency
18.930.4
SR 166 Conn.
west (Northside Drive)		Eastern terminus of SR 166 Conn.
​21.835.1
 SR 61 north (Carrollton–Villa Rica Highway) – Villa Rica		Southern terminus of SR 61
traffic circle
32.352.0
 SR 5 north (Bill Arp Road) – Whitesburg		Eastern end of SR 5 concurrency on traffic circle
​43.069.2


 SR 70 south / SR 92 south / SR 154 west (Campbellton–Fairburn Road) – Campbellton		Western end of SR 70, SR 92, and SR 154 concurrencies
​46.675.0
 SR 92 north (Fairburn Road) – Douglasville		Eastern end of SR 92 concurrency
Chattahoochee River48.477.9Dick Lane Bridge
Fulton​49.479.5
 SR 70 north (Fulton Industrial Boulevard SW) – Atlanta		Eastern end of SR 70 concurrency
Sandtown51.883.4 SR 6 (Camp Creek Parkway)
SR 407) – Montgomery, Macon, Birmingham, Chattanooga
I-285 exit 5; Langford Parkway designation begins just west of this interchange.
57.592.5Greenbriar Parkway to Campbellton RoadInterchange
Atlanta–East Point
line		59.695.9DeLowe Drive / Stanton RoadInterchange
East Point61.398.7
 US 29 / SR 154 north (SR 14 / SR 139) – Tyler Perry Studios		Interchange; eastern end of SR 154 concurrency
Atlanta
61.999.6Sylvan Road / Cleveland AvenueInterchange
62.4100.4

 Perkerson Road to US 19 / US 41 (Metropolitan Parkway)		Interchange
62.6100.7
SR 403) – Macon, Atl Airport, Downtown Atlanta
I-75/I-85 exit 243
63.4102.0Lakewood Avenue SW –
Aaron's Amphitheatre
Eastern terminus of SR 166/Langford Parkway; interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related routes

Interstate 420

See also: Atlanta freeway revolts

Interstate 420 marker

Interstate 420

LocationAtlanta
Length5.40 mi[47] (8.69 km)
Existed1983–1986

Interstate 420 (I-420) was an

Auxiliary Interstate Highway that was planned to split off I-285 on the west side of Atlanta, then continue east to a point[where?] south of downtown Atlanta, merging at an interchange with proposed I-675 and traveling northeastward on to I-20 near Gresham Park.[48][49] It would have had a length of 5.40 miles (8.69 km).[47] The only portion of it actually built was SR 166, known as Lakewood Freeway and now, Langford Parkway. The portion east of I-75/I-85 was never built, due to public opposition from communities in its path. I-675 was built, however, and currently travels between I-75 near Stockbridge in Henry County to I-285 near Panthersville in DeKalb County. If I-420 had been built, it would have had the hidden designation of State Route 414.[48] I-420 was proposed in 1978,[36][37] and was approved to be designated on September 29, 1983; had it been built, it would have cost $96.4 million.[47]

Carrollton connector route

State Route 166 Connector marker

State Route 166 Connector

LocationCarrollton
Length3.7 mi[50] (6.0 km)
Existed2004[51][52]–

State Route 166 Connector (SR 166 Conn.) is a 3.7-mile-long (6.0 km) connector of SR 166 that is mostly within the city limits of Carrollton. It is entirely within Carroll County. It is known as Linda Lane from its western terminus to its intersection with SR 113 and Northside Drive from SR 113 to its eastern terminus.

SR 166 Conn. begins at an intersection with

SR 1 on the northern edge of Carrollton, where the roadway continues as Columbia Drive. The highway leaves the city limits and travels on a nearly due east direction until it intersects SR 113. It travels in a southeasterly direction and crosses over the Little Tallapoosa River, where it re-enters the city limits of Carrollton. After a gradual curve to the south-southeast, it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with the SR 166 mainline.[50]

The highway was proposed in 1998 on a routing from Shady Grove Road to its current eastern terminus.[53][54] In 2000, the proposal was extended to include all of its current length.[55][56] In 2001, it was proposed to be numbered as SR 166 Spur, on at least the US 27/SR 1-to-SR 113 segment.[56][57] In 2004, it was completed, and signed as SR 166 Conn.[51][52]

The entire route is in Carroll County.

Locationmi[50]kmDestinationsNotes
SR 1
(Bremen Highway)		Western terminus; roadway continues as Columbia Drive.
​0.91.4 SR 113
Carrollton3.76.0 SR 166 (Bankhead Avenue/Northside Drive)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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